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The Conjuring (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Conjuring (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE CONJURING (2013) Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston, Shanley Caswell, Hayley McFarland, Joey King, Mackenzie Foy, Kyla Deaver, Shannon Kook, John Brotherton, Sterling Jerins, Marion Guyot, Morganna Bridgers and Amy Tipton. Screenplay by Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes. Directed by James Wan. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 112 minutes. Rated … Continue reading →

Anson Mount – Raising Hell On Wheels
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Anson Mount – Raising Hell On Wheels

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Anson Mount Raising Hell On Wheels by Jay S. Jacobs When you conjure up a mental image of the iconic American cowboy, it wouldn’t be too surprising if he looks a whole lot like Anson Mount. This is not just because Mount has spent the last two years starring in the best western currently on … Continue reading →

The Bates Haunting (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Bates Haunting (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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The Bates Haunting The Bates Haunting is both a cheesy low-budget horror film and an infomercial, all wrapped up in a big, blood-red bow. The product it is hawking is The Haunted Hayride and Bates Motel, a well-known Halloween attraction in Glen Mills, PA (which is in the suburbs of Philadelphia).  Every year, a local … Continue reading →

Ginny Gardner – This Is Her Song
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Ginny Gardner – This Is Her Song

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Ginny Gardner This Is Her Song by Jay S. Jacobs After a prolific modeling career in which she has promoted everything from Hollister to Kohl’s, Ginny Gardner is taking the next step.  Her acting career has already gotten a huge amount of buzz on very little actual exposure, but the sky is the limit. First … Continue reading →

When Comedy Went to School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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When Comedy Went to School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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When Comedy Went to School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review) Like most people under a certain age, I missed the hey-day of the Catskill Mountain Resorts, which mostly was from the 1930s to the early 1960s.  However, I do remember in the early 1980s, while on a road trip to Canada, stopping in New York state … Continue reading →

Julia Stiles – Just Between Friends
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Julia Stiles – Just Between Friends

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Julia Stiles – Just Between Friends by Jay S. Jacobs Relationships are never easy, however in the movie Between Us, the divisions which can consume a couple are ratcheted up to a spectacular degree.  The movie is based on a Joe Hortua play about two couples who were long-time friends. The four meet on two … Continue reading →

Girl Most Likely (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Girl Most Likely (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Girl Most Likely Okay, I have a confession to make. One of the main reasons I saw Girl Most Likely was simply the fact that it was partially filmed in Ocean City, NJ, a town that I have visited most of my life, and I wanted to see what the town looked like on film. … Continue reading →

Pawn Shop Chronicles (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Pawn Shop Chronicles (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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PAWN SHOP CHRONICLES (2013) Starring Paul Walker, Norman Reedus, Elijah Wood, Brendan Fraser, Vincent D’Onofrio, Thomas Jane, Matt Dillon, Lukas Haas, DJ Qualls, Chi McBride, Ashlee Simpson, Pell James, Rachelle Lefevre, Michael Cudlitz, Kevin Rankin and Mark Povinelli. Screenplay by Adam Minarovich. Directed by Wayne Kramer. Distributed by Anchor Bay Films. 112 minutes. Rated R. … Continue reading →

Sam Rockwell, Nat Faxon, AnnaSophia Robb, Liam James, Jim Rash, Toni Collette and Allison Janney – Finding the Way Way Back
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Sam Rockwell, Nat Faxon, AnnaSophia Robb, Liam James, Jim Rash, Toni Collette and Allison Janney – Finding the Way Way Back

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Sam Rockwell, Nat Faxon, AnnaSophia Robb, Liam James, Jim Rash, Toni Collette and Allison Janney – Finding the Way Way Back by Jay S. Jacobs Summer vacation is always a time of great growth and change. Perhaps this is most true for Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, the writers and directors of the surprisingly funny … Continue reading →

Rachael Leigh Cook – Miss Perception
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Rachael Leigh Cook – Miss Perception

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Rachael Leigh Cook – Miss Perception by Jay S. Jacobs Rachael Leigh Cook looks like such a sweet, charming, harmless sort that it is always entertaining to see her play a tough character.  That is doubly so in the case of her fascinating current series Perception.  Cook plays Kate, who is trying to be a … Continue reading →